Why can't you use something like:
if ($var){
<select name="name">
<?php
$query ="SELECT DISTINCT part FROM table ORDER BY part";
$result = mysql_query($query);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
echo '<option value="'.$row[part].'">'.$row[part].'</option><br>';
}
?>
</select>
}
or something of that nature .. will save as steve said a page refresh and will
populate the select box given a certain condition.
Peter
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>"Tom Beidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I have a client that would like to duplicate something they've seen on one
>> of their competitor's web sites. It's for an automotive parts supplier and
>> they would like to build a search engine for different make, model, and
>year
>> applications. Since a picture is worth a thousand words here's a url to
>see
>> the site they would like to knock off;
>>
>>
>http://www.performanceproducts.com/shopper_profile.asp?mscssid=2K5UHTRR3UV28
>> MLG468UVDQR3F4T73P3
>>
>> They like that you could choose a year and a make, which jumps to a new
>page
>> with an additional pulldown menu for models associated with the selected
>> year and make. Some models even ask for a submodel. It's pretty cool but
>> it's in ASP and ssssllllllloooooooowwwwwww.
>
>Others on the list made good suggestions about the database structure. The
>URL you referenced reloads the whole page. I've seen other sites achieve
>the same functionality by loading the elements of the second, third and
>fourth select boxes into javascript arrays which and regenerate the contents
>of the dropdown boxes and make them visible based on the element selected in
>the parent select box. This avoids a page reload, but forces the page to
>load all of the possible select box elements when it's first loaded - and it
>obviously requires javascript. It might be a good alternative depending on
>your needs. I've found that it only makes sense when very few target users
>will have javascript disabled and the potential contents of the select boxes
>are less extensive than make and model detail.
>
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